San Diego vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$504
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$804
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$1958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	86	82
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.08M

The cost of living in San Diego is 218% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 50th and 5051st ($3507 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 14th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 137th and 2628th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/san-diego/yongin.jpg" alt="Cost of living in San Diego vs Yongin infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/san-diego/yongin" target="_blank">San Diego vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in San Diego vs Yongin

Prices for goods and services in San Diego and Yongin are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	San Diego	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$10778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$6021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$91.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$7.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$12887

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1179
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1292
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1134
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1112
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$988
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1053
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1117
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1167
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1057
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1092
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1068
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$984
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$892
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1049
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$986
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$986
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$867
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1019
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1003
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1563